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“Daisy, Daisy,
Give me your answer, do.
I’m half crazy
All for the love of you...”
- Harry Dacre, 1892
partial lyrics for ‘A Bicycle Built For Two’
Artist Unknown
in the style of Harrison Fisher
I would like to continue with my
Language of Flowers theme.
Vintage seed packet, 1930
Today is
The Daisy
Gerbera Daisies
I have always thought daisies were
white petals around a yellow center.
Wrong!!
To my surprise, there are numerous
kinds of daisies,
in all the colors of the rainbow!
The above daisies are a ‘newish’ color combo
of African Daisies.
If you want to delve into the varieties
it is suggested you start with the
27
most common daisies.
Wow.
Artist - Cicely Mary Barker
In the Victorian Era, England
flowers were a special way of sending secret notes
from your secret admirer.
(Or not so secret!)
A scrap of ‘glanzbilder’, an early form of scrapbook decorations
originally produced from Germany
Not wanting to repeat myself
(and thereby possibly boring my readers)
feel free to use the search box
for many past flower blogs.
for many past flower blogs.
Some labels to look for are:
Language of flowers
flower meanings
Victorian
Vintage art
or you could type in the name of the flower
you are searching for.
A beaded daisy necklace by Sonysree Creations
Pinterest
Photographer - Brigitte Lorenz
I found that different Language of Flowers lists
had different meanings for the daisy-
Innocence
I love you truly
Attachment
Purity
Motherhood
I partake your sentiment (!)
Gentleness
Cheer
Quite a variety.
Courtesy thegreenhousepeople.co.uk
Artist - Walter Crane
1845-1915
from “A Floral Fantasy in an Old English Garden”
1845-1915
from “A Floral Fantasy in an Old English Garden”
a novelty two-step - “Daisy Rag”
Ribbon Daisies
By Kate Greenaway (1846-1901)
‘Flowers are the music of the ground.
From earth’s lips
Spoken without a sound.’
- Edwin Curran
We Heart It, Pinterest
‘Happiness held is the seed;
Happiness shared is the flower.’
- John Harrigan
The word ‘daisy’ is thought to come from an
Old English word that means
Day’s eye.
This refers to the daisy’s habit of turning toward the sun,
And when night comes they close their petals.
In 2018 “Daisy” ranked as the
169th most popular girls name in the USA.
Not bad!
In England and Wales in 2018
“Daisy” ranked 28th most popular name for girls.
I hope you have enjoyed this blog on
The Language of Flowers
the Daisy.
I sure had fun putting it together!
‘Til next time,
inkspired
